Staindrop Parish Council
Who does what
Decisions are made by full council at meetings open to the public. There are a maximum of nine councillors if all the available seats are filled.
The Council has only one committee, an advisory committee dealing with personnel/employment issues.
Councillors in 2024-25
Cllr Dilys Caygill
Cllr Ed Chicken
Cllr Sofia Dos Santos
Cllr Roger Humphries
Cllr Jonothan Raper
Cllr David Reed
Contact details for councillors can be found on the Parish Councillors page.
Chairman
From May 2024 until the next Annual Meeting — Cllr Jonothan Raper.
Vice Chairman
From May 2024 until the next Annual Meeting — Cllr Dilys Caygill
Personnel Committee
(whose members are appointed to make decisions about all staffing matters, subject to budget and expenditure limits decided by the full council)
Cllr Dilys Caygill (Chair)
Cllr Ed Chicken
Cllr Roger Humphries
The Terms of Reference for the Personnel Committee are available here.
Appointments to external organisations (reviewed in May 2024)
The following councillors are appointed as Parish Council representatives to external organisations:
Cllr David Reed — County Durham Association of Local Councils’ Smaller Councils Forum
Cllr David Reed — Teesdale Residents', Travellers’ and Businesses’ Forum
Cllr Ed Chicken — Scarth Hall Trust
Clerk — Judith Mashiter
Judith has lived in Teesdale since 1989 and has held various roles with local organisations. In addition to running a print design and publishing business, Judith has also worked as a consumer champion in the postal, health and water industry sectors. She is proud to serve Staindrop Parish Council as its Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer.
Judith can be contacted on tel. 01833 640893 or by email: clerk@staindropparishcouncil.org